Colour
#B86CA5
- #B86CA5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B86CA5 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 108, 165 and HSL 315°, 35%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B86CA5#B86CA5
HEX#B86CA5
RGBrgb(184, 108, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4235, 0.6471
RGB percentages72.2%, 42.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(315, 34.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 41.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 10.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,086,437
CSS custom property--colour: #B86CA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#47935A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6CB87F
Analogous#A56CB8, #B86C7F
Triadic#A5B86C, #6CA5B8
Split complementary#7FB86C, #6CB8A5
Tetradic#B8A56C, #6CB87F, #6C7FB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G108
B165
Red184 (72.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)34.86%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 6C · B A5
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